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IHS and Microcom Colaborate to Build Software

20 November 1998

IHS and Microcom Colaborate to Provide a Comprehensive Desktop Component Selection Tool for Engineers and Buyers


    ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--Nov. 20, 1998--Information Handling Services (IHS), a leading engineering and technical information publisher, announces a joint marketing agreement between Microcom Technologies' PartMiner(tm) and IHS' CAPSXpert(R) electronic component database.
    Together, these products form the most powerful desktop solution to quickly identify and locate purchasing information for electronic components.
    Staying current with the vast amount of component information is an overwhelming task for engineers and purchasing professionals. The CAPSXpert/PartMiner integration gives specifiers, engineers, and buyers a tool to compare components by technical characteristics across manufacturers, then identify the supplier who deliver the parts at the most competitive price in time for production. This valuable desktop tool will save specifiers and buyers hours of research time, dramatically reduce product costs, and decrease time-to-market.
    "This agreement will provide CAPSXpert users with a powerful desktop solution for their component selection needs," stated Pat Romich, president of IHS Engineering. "Purchasing professionals spend hours jumping from site-to-site searching for pricing and delivery information on specific devices. PartMiner can quickly search multiple distributor's sites and deliver critical purchasing information in seconds. It nicely complements CAPSXpert and provides a total component selection tool for engineers and purchasing professionals."
    "Being able to link to component information contained in CAPSXpert is a valuable research tool for our customers," comments Dan Nissanoff, president of Microcom Technologies. "CAPSXpert can be used to quickly validate part numbers and instantly identify a manufacturer for a device. Together, CAPSXpert and PartMiner deliver a complete desktop solution to the component sourcing needs of engineers and purchasing professionals worldwide."


    PARTMINER
    PartMiner is an innovative solution for buyers of semiconductors and other electronic components who are attempting to harness the incredible amount of information available today on the World Wide Web. PartMiner allows the component buyer and engineer to select from a list of distributors, manufacturers and industry sites. Engineers can use PartMiner to obtain critical information on product specifications including data sheets, application notes, and news relevant to their projects.


    CAPSXpert
    CAPSXpert is a family of electronic component databases including semiconductors, passives, PCB connectors, and multipin cylindrical connectors. These databases offer information from over 1,500 of the world's top manufacturers. All databases are parametrically searchable and include links to millions of datasheets and documents. CAPSXpert databases are the most comprehensive, parametrically searchable databases in the world. They are designed to meet the needs of design engineers, component engineers, manufacturing, material management, and research and procurement personnel who need access to component information and technical documentation.


    Microcom Technologies
    Microcom Technologies, headquartered in New York City, is an entrepreneurial, technology-driven, electronics distribution company. Microcom supplies electronic components to over 500 customers worldwide including many of the largest multi-national OEMs and distributors which serve the telecommunications, computer, medical equipment, industrial, military and consumer electronics markets. Microcom specializes in providing procurement and materials management services to specialized and primarily international segments of the electronics market. For additional information on Microcom, contact Microcom Technologies, 16 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022; or phone 212-758-4770, ext. 204.


    Information Handling Services (IHS)
    IHS Engineering, an IHS Group company, is the worldwide leader for engineering, technical, and regulatory information published in a variety of media, from CD-ROM to the Internet and Intranet. IHS Group is a leading international publisher of information databases, with annual sales of approximately $440 million. Its companies serve the vital information needs of customers across the world's technical, business and professional sectors. IHS Group employs over 3,000 people worldwide. For additional information on IHS Engineering and its services, contact IHS Engineering, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, Colorado 80112-5776; or phone 800-716-3447, ext. 323, fax 800-716-6447 or e-mail info@ihs.com. For international sales, call +1-303-397-2896, or fax +1-303-397-2410. Visit our web site at www.ihs.com, and our online Engineering Resource Center at www.ihserc.com.


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